The Blueprint for Men

By Andrew Durham

I was born and raised in the city of New York-Queens, with

a Jamaican descent. I grew up fatherless with no male role

model. Over time I lost focus in my successes and resorted to the

street life, as a result, I became a juvenile delinquent. I've done some

time at the Crossroads Juvenile Center, Horizons Juvenile Center,

and Spofford Juvenile Detention Center. Over the years, I was in

both non-secure detention (NSD) and non-secure placement (NSP)

programs. However, I overcame the madness and I am now a veteran

of the United States Army. I've participated in Atlantic Resolve

2.0 and supported two operations: Operation Freedom's Sentinel

and Operation Resolute Support. Over my six years, I've travelled

to Afghanistan, Germany, Kuwait, and Poland. I am now pursuing

a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in mass communication. In addition to

being the husband of a beautiful wife and the father of two amazing

daughters. I am also real estate agent and a businessman, who is

involved in many ventures. My sole purpose for creating this book is due to the little version

of me who grew up without a father to raise him. I was lost as a child,

and I went in numerous opposing directions trying to find my way. I

was that little kid who had a million and one questions. Growing up

without a father left me with a multitude of unanswered questions.

I thought of all the other fatherless kids in this world, and I wanted

their questions to be answered. I wanted to create a book offering

wisdom learned along with multiple traits and tools that will keep

other men from wandering around and looking lost. A book for late

teenagers searching for knowledge on things occurring in everyday

life. A book that grown men can come back to repeatedly.

We have five chapters to cover, each one containing knowledge

each man must know. This book is a rite of passage for seventeen year-

old teenagers who are becoming men. However, it's also a book

that a man can resort to for useful information when he feels lost

during any stage of life. I want to get straight to the tools provided

in this book. Therefore, I won't give you a descriptive thesis and

conclusion about what this book entails. I'm a genuinely nice guy.

Why would I make you read something just to read it again? That

doesn't make any sense, right? The only information I'm going to

give you is the reason I created this book. After that, we're going to

get straight into it! When I picked up the pen, I combined research with life skills

gleaned from personal experiences. My goal was to create a book for

growing young adults and grown men to resort to! My idea was not

to just create a book that was accessible to readers, but a book that

could be passed on to the next generation-a rite of passage for late

teenage boys in need of directions on the path to becoming men and

a reference text for adult men who have lost their way. Welcome to

The Blueprint for Men! I am glad to share this knowledge with you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1638212104
• ISBN13: 9781638212102
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Therealdre
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"